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Tithe Barn Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Katherine Muncaster

location_onStockport, SK4 3NG

language Visit Website phone 1614324941

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

208

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Expected Standard

84%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Tithe Barn Primary School is a Community school primary school in Stockport, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 7% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Tithe Barn Primary School is a community school in Stockport, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 205 pupils on roll, of whom 3% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 84% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #21 of 71 primaries in Stockport and #4,019 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 63%

Reading97% LA 77%

Writing87% LA 71%

Maths94% LA 76%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading90% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths93% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading89% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.4

Read

LA 0.3

1.0 to 5.7

2.7

Write

LA 0.2

0.4 to 5.0

3.9

Maths

LA 0.3

1.7 to 6.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading80% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths100% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA 0.3

0.4 to 4.8

1.5

Write

LA -0.1

-0.6 to 3.5

3.6

Maths

LA 0.0

1.7 to 5.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 65%

Reading90% LA 77%

Writing97% LA 78%

Maths84% LA 75%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA 0.3

-1 to 3.2

3.5

Write

LA -0.1

1.5 to 5.5

4.1

Maths

LA 0.1

2.2 to 6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 November 2023

Inspection Report

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14 October 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2009

Inspection Report

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14 June 2006

Inspection Report

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14 November 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-29

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2009-01-15

Section 5 RTI Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2006-06-14

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.5%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 205 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	205	3	1.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	204	5	2.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	208	5	2.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	208	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	213	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	213	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	214	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	214	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	213	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	213	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils